Kgomotso Modise10 July 2024 | 10:09
KZN COGTA working on relief efforts for 53 people displaced after Eshowe veld fire
The blaze erupted at the weekend and was only contained on Tuesday, killing one man whose burnt body was found by firefighters.
Aftermath of the veld fire in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, which displaced 53 people and killed one man. Picture: X/KZNTransport
DURBAN - The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in KwaZulu-Natal said it's working on relief efforts for 53 people who have been displaced following a veld fire in Eshowe.
The blaze erupted at the weekend and was only contained on Tuesday.
One man died, and his burnt body was found by firefighters.
Department spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila said over 90 structures have been affected by the fire.
“Our teams are still on the ground doing assessments, but preliminary assessments indicate that we have about 50 partially damaged structures and over 40 that have been totally destroyed.”